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totally unsubsidized by the university. we did not expect that they would refuse female students this critical medical care. and we did not expect that women would be told in the national media that if they want comprehensive insurance that met our needs, not just the male students, we should have gone to school elsewhere. even if that meant a sacrifice to our education. and we didn't expect to hear claims of religious sanctity and they provide insurance that provides contraception to faculty and staff and denies it only to its students. and we didn't expect to be told this is an affront to religious liberty when 77% of catholic law schools already provide contraception coverage to their students. we didn't expect that the voices of conservative wealthy male donors would be more important to our universities than our voices, the voices of students in need. that wasn't what any of us expected but that's what we got. now, what we expect is that the law of our country will protect vulnerable students. we expect the obama admin
totally unsubsidized by the university. we did not expect that they would refuse female students this critical medical care. and we did not expect that women would be told in the national media that if they want comprehensive insurance that met our needs, not just the male students, we should have gone to school elsewhere. even if that meant a sacrifice to our education. and we didn't expect to hear claims of religious sanctity and they provide insurance that provides contraception to faculty...
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not only within the atlanta university center but beyond. the second engagement that we have is with the president's interfaith campus and community service challenge. we are here at morehousewo workg ionsgently to expand the mannere are made. higher education as has been the case with multiculturalism and matters of gender and other areas has played a pivotal role and provided leadership with an attempt made to be sure that our society embraces conversation that must be who we are and who we are seeking to become. let me take a moment to introduce our moderator. we go back a few years but he has been on the interfaith battlefields for 37 years. his role not only as a scholar and leader and activist leading people on world pilgrimages part of the world pilgrims organization, standing as an activist on his own right and advocate for matters of dialogue between and among faiths. we invited plemon here because -- i remember a story he told me. he said that the only way that he could get out of coming to morehouse was that he went to harvard. we
not only within the atlanta university center but beyond. the second engagement that we have is with the president's interfaith campus and community service challenge. we are here at morehousewo workg ionsgently to expand the mannere are made. higher education as has been the case with multiculturalism and matters of gender and other areas has played a pivotal role and provided leadership with an attempt made to be sure that our society embraces conversation that must be who we are and who we...
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and other universities. this young man makes a decision but he doesn't make any kind of decision. he is a national audience because he comes to the high school gym and they have a press conference. he is announcing over national tv, the 17-year-old high school student says, i'm going to go to north carolina and the north carolina team stops the practice and they have cameras over there. coach williams welcomes him to the rest of the team and gathers around. and so it is a big deal. here's one more measure and this one has dollar signs. there has been some talk about the high pay for coaches. north carolina state by the way, 331,000 is the annual pay for an assistant football coach. and the head football coach makes on the order of 1.9 or so million. altogether it is $3 million. there has been a lot of talk about this but everything has been going up. ceo salaries have been going up. professor salary so i said let's look at three kinds of employees at universities, full professors, president or chancellor's a
and other universities. this young man makes a decision but he doesn't make any kind of decision. he is a national audience because he comes to the high school gym and they have a press conference. he is announcing over national tv, the 17-year-old high school student says, i'm going to go to north carolina and the north carolina team stops the practice and they have cameras over there. coach williams welcomes him to the rest of the team and gathers around. and so it is a big deal. here's one...
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they both went to public universities. the whole idea of public university was that it was going to be affordable to middle class families and that grant aid would help the working class for the cost of college. >> and taxpayers would pay for public universities as an investment in the future of our nation and our states in order to properly educate the young people so they can lead our country forward. is that not the principle? >> that's indeed the principle. in one generation, it's been wiped out. >> i would point to this is part of the bigger, sort of 30-year assault on public goods and the role of government in society. and we have basically taken public investment for our state colleges and traded it for tax cuts. and we have to realize that we have to invest in our public good. the economy needs college graduates. our democracy needs college graduates. our system is a complete failure. >> how much do you two feel -- i talk about people having restricted options, but how much do you feel your options in terms of pick
they both went to public universities. the whole idea of public university was that it was going to be affordable to middle class families and that grant aid would help the working class for the cost of college. >> and taxpayers would pay for public universities as an investment in the future of our nation and our states in order to properly educate the young people so they can lead our country forward. is that not the principle? >> that's indeed the principle. in one generation,...
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smith has served as president of the university senate, president of the university's faculty council and associate dean for faculty development. born in st. louis, missouri, attended college at washington university, in st. louis. where he majored in sociology, received masters of divinity degree from eden theological seminary. he completed his ph.d in american studies st. louis university dissertation was the basis of his first book, howard thur man, the mystic as profit. the editor of howard thurman essential writings and the living wisdom of howard thurman, a visionary of our time. dr. luther smith. >> thank you. it's a joy to be back in this community. morehouse has had an important place in my life, both symbolically in terms of the figures who have come through here as well as the time that i've had for sabbatical, just being on campus, interacting with students and appreciating the way in which there is this living tradition of morehouse through all of you and in many of my students, so thank you for your hospitality, inviting us here. and for your interest in this theme of in
smith has served as president of the university senate, president of the university's faculty council and associate dean for faculty development. born in st. louis, missouri, attended college at washington university, in st. louis. where he majored in sociology, received masters of divinity degree from eden theological seminary. he completed his ph.d in american studies st. louis university dissertation was the basis of his first book, howard thur man, the mystic as profit. the editor of howard...
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the bell word catch us of the johns hopkins university -- campus of the johns hopkins university. >> they described it as a small college academic campus of. reporter: 23 years later these are the development signs now surrounding her old property. they mention a campus but not the kind aunt liz would have wanted. if the university gets its way, this will become a high rise commercial science park. >> the worst part of it all is hopkins isn't planning to occupy any of it at this point. it's simply going to be ground leases out to third parties for profit. reporter: two months ago jim and his family filed a lawsuit. the university countered with a motion to dismiss and that hearing was held today at montgomery county circuit court. attorneys for the university argue that their plan is in line with the original deed, but tim disagrees. >> you entrust your donation to the receiver and that trust should never be broken. reporter: in rockville, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> the judge did not issue an opinion today. as for johns hopkins university, their attorneys declined to comment, but
the bell word catch us of the johns hopkins university -- campus of the johns hopkins university. >> they described it as a small college academic campus of. reporter: 23 years later these are the development signs now surrounding her old property. they mention a campus but not the kind aunt liz would have wanted. if the university gets its way, this will become a high rise commercial science park. >> the worst part of it all is hopkins isn't planning to occupy any of it at this...
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eric aranja, catholic university undergraduate. keely monroe, fordham university alumnus. tunisia humphries. sandra fluke of georgetown university law center, law students for reproductive justice. sam suffer of american university students for choice. thank you. >> good morning. my name is cally otto, i'm a teener at the catholic university of america as well as president of the catholic university students for choice. a group unrecognized by my university. we are here today speaking out for the millions of students across the country who applaud the obama administration's regulations and demand our right to exercise our individual religious freedoms by using personal -- by making personal medical decisions without interference from religious authorities. we will not back down because we believe that the religious freedom of individual catholics, students, no matter what their faith, and the need for kpre comprehensive women's health care must take priority to this catholic bishops. as a student who does not practice the laws with them, i close to enroll at catholic unive
eric aranja, catholic university undergraduate. keely monroe, fordham university alumnus. tunisia humphries. sandra fluke of georgetown university law center, law students for reproductive justice. sam suffer of american university students for choice. thank you. >> good morning. my name is cally otto, i'm a teener at the catholic university of america as well as president of the catholic university students for choice. a group unrecognized by my university. we are here today speaking out...
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ect a heavier police presence near town university after a student was -- near georgetown university after a student was attacked inside her dorm room. >> we have the latest developments. . police say a georgetown sexually student was assaulted sunday 2:15 in the morning while walking near the northwest campus. lives udent we talked to on 36 and n, the same block where the alleged sexual assault occurred. t to reveal her identity, saying she got worried once she got word of the crime. >> my parents just got here, actually. my whole mood has changed. >> students have asked for a feel unsafe. students are on high alert at the university of maryland. that's where police say two men went around cumberland hall testing doorlocks to see if they were unlocked. men found one of the an unlocked door on the seventh floor and was about to steal a laptop when he began touching a sleeping female's leg. when the student confronted the man, he ran. >> it was a frightening weekend georgetown students who d at gun point. this happened on n street near 34th street. pointed a handgun and demanded money
ect a heavier police presence near town university after a student was -- near georgetown university after a student was attacked inside her dorm room. >> we have the latest developments. . police say a georgetown sexually student was assaulted sunday 2:15 in the morning while walking near the northwest campus. lives udent we talked to on 36 and n, the same block where the alleged sexual assault occurred. t to reveal her identity, saying she got worried once she got word of the crime....
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welcome back to the big picture i'm tom hartman coming up in this half hour students at the university of virginia are standing up for workers' rights what are they fighting for now the chosen to express their beliefs also do you think increased knowledge would make an individual more understanding of science you would be wrong at least regarding a certain group in our society and insides of daily take while some conservatives may be nauseated by the separation of church and state how is it an essential pillar of our democracy. in the most of the roads that is workers across america are underpaid and overworked according to a study by the national center for children in poverty an average two parent family in a moderate cost city spends nearly seven hundred dollars a month in utilities for the seven hundred dollars a month on food and in additional two hundred dollars a month that health insurance at sixteen hundred dollars a just utilities food and health care as a result each parent needs to be making twenty dollars an hour in order to just get by unfortunately most parents and worke
welcome back to the big picture i'm tom hartman coming up in this half hour students at the university of virginia are standing up for workers' rights what are they fighting for now the chosen to express their beliefs also do you think increased knowledge would make an individual more understanding of science you would be wrong at least regarding a certain group in our society and insides of daily take while some conservatives may be nauseated by the separation of church and state how is it an...
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catholic university students for choice, a group unrecognized by my university. we're here today speaking out for the millions of students across the country who applaud the obama administration pose a regulation and demand our right regulationration's and demand our right to individual freedoms by a demanding personal choice in medication. we believe that the need for comprehensive women's health care must take priority to the catholic bishops. as a student who does not practice catholicism, i chose to enroll at catholic university because it provides a world- class education, a top-notch faculty and is in a city full of opportunities. catholic university prides itself on welcoming students of all faiths, and all we are asking for is for this value to be upheld in the health care the university provides for its students and staff. we are not here to ask the catholic bishops to support a woman's decision to use contraceptives. we're only asking the catholic bishops to let them exercise their individual religious freedoms and make their own decisions in regards to
catholic university students for choice, a group unrecognized by my university. we're here today speaking out for the millions of students across the country who applaud the obama administration pose a regulation and demand our right regulationration's and demand our right to individual freedoms by a demanding personal choice in medication. we believe that the need for comprehensive women's health care must take priority to the catholic bishops. as a student who does not practice catholicism, i...
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of the first light into this dark universe in the coming let's say five to ten years i hope that we find the nature of this dark matter this would be a fantastic breaks coming from four percent to nearly thirty percent of our understanding this would be fantastic well in front of well you mention this dark matter there's also you know you working on the dark matter working on the dark energy there's also this thing well but does the dealing with the dark matter dark energy does it or may it present any danger for our planet for humanity no no definitely definitely not because how do you know you're doing how do you know that that it's a no if you don't know what you're dealing with. we know that the universe is stealing since billions of years will start matter and was dark energy and what we're doing is nothing else then imitating so to speak what the universe does since billions of years was much higher energy which met with many more effects collisions and we both still talk to each other we still exist so i see no danger well last year the researches registers the speed of three
of the first light into this dark universe in the coming let's say five to ten years i hope that we find the nature of this dark matter this would be a fantastic breaks coming from four percent to nearly thirty percent of our understanding this would be fantastic well in front of well you mention this dark matter there's also you know you working on the dark matter working on the dark energy there's also this thing well but does the dealing with the dark matter dark energy does it or may it...
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consider the universe of a video game. on the surface, it looks like a two-dimensional square section of the standard euclidean plane that we learned about in high school. but something interesting happens when our little ship jets away to avoid a collision. what just happened? did the ship leap into hyperspace? did it fall off the edge of its universe? are the programmers just messing with our perceptions, trying to make the game more difficult? or is there something else going on? well, something else is going on. in reality, the ship is simply traveling around its universe, going on a perfectly continuous round trip, blasting asteroids to do it safely. for us, viewing the game on a video screen, the asteroids spaceship appears to live on the surface of a two-dimensional plane. but actually, it could be "living" in other places, like the surface of a cylinder or even more exotic surfaces. that's where topology comes in, a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of spatial relationships that don't depend on measure
consider the universe of a video game. on the surface, it looks like a two-dimensional square section of the standard euclidean plane that we learned about in high school. but something interesting happens when our little ship jets away to avoid a collision. what just happened? did the ship leap into hyperspace? did it fall off the edge of its universe? are the programmers just messing with our perceptions, trying to make the game more difficult? or is there something else going on? well,...
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california, houston's rice university and university of california-los angeles. [applause] >> thank you and good evening and i must apologize in advance because i will have my back to this side of the audience most of the evening. in recent weeks we have been hearing and reading of the imminent decline of american icon, the kodak co.. they were the dominant employer in upstate new york in rochester where the company's founder george eastman gave $25 million on his deathbed in 1932 to the city's premier higher education institution, the university of rochester. it would be seven years later that the university he helped endow surpassed the company he helped found as rochester's largest employer. in cities across the country that is now a fact. universities that once played a supporting role to industry in the united states are now the primary employers in many cities regions and states and as a result they are being asked to take a leading role as economies transform themselves for global future. now more than ever, higher education is seen as a key to helping cit
california, houston's rice university and university of california-los angeles. [applause] >> thank you and good evening and i must apologize in advance because i will have my back to this side of the audience most of the evening. in recent weeks we have been hearing and reading of the imminent decline of american icon, the kodak co.. they were the dominant employer in upstate new york in rochester where the company's founder george eastman gave $25 million on his deathbed in 1932 to the...
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and the university. michigan and ohio, we have statewide agreements with the university in those states. the state of ohio, one of the members of the administration said that we are going to do this and i lost a bet because we will have it done by may. michigan did it in 90 days. we negotiated a 85% with the boilerplate that happens but still there are things that have to happen beyond that. i don't think that it went far enough. it is further than any other state we have done business with. it does not have things in it that create jobs, -- it does not have things in it. this is not about getting more revenue, this is about business engagement. i am very pleased, we are residents of ohio. that is a good step of the right direction. today's reality is that it is hard for startups to knock on the right door and big companies. it is hard for big companies to see all lead is out there. last year, my department had over 4400 and solicited ideas. we believe innovation is a democracy. we will take good ideas f
and the university. michigan and ohio, we have statewide agreements with the university in those states. the state of ohio, one of the members of the administration said that we are going to do this and i lost a bet because we will have it done by may. michigan did it in 90 days. we negotiated a 85% with the boilerplate that happens but still there are things that have to happen beyond that. i don't think that it went far enough. it is further than any other state we have done business with. it...
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the >> students from catholic university, georgetown and american university of maryland lieutenant governor, kathleen kennedy townsend weighed in on the contraception issue. they spoke about their support for the federal health care policy and nuclear church affiliated employers to cover birth control. the news conference posted by the great catholic students from his house is 45 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for coming to catholic students for women's health at my name is megan spent the night here representing catholics for choice. so, we are going to have a great list of speakers for you from local catholic universities as well as as well as other local non-catholic universe is followed by a brief question-and-answer period. we were delighted in august of 2011 when the institute of medicine recommended a full package of women's health care services to be covered with a code base under the affordable care. this represented a step forward for women and families of cat makes non-catholics. similarly, we were excited when the department of health and human services nearly --
the >> students from catholic university, georgetown and american university of maryland lieutenant governor, kathleen kennedy townsend weighed in on the contraception issue. they spoke about their support for the federal health care policy and nuclear church affiliated employers to cover birth control. the news conference posted by the great catholic students from his house is 45 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for coming to catholic students for women's health at my...
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here's part of the universe here, here's part of the universe here, part of the universe here and all are flying apart. there's nothing else that exist just this and there they go. any force of attraction between these phases? how many say, yeah? it turns out this would be attracted to here, this would be attracted to here, be attracted to here and all these will act as if what? it'll all act right back down there and this would act back down there. therefore, these things would be going against a gravitational force. if that's true and the universe exploded, does that mean as time goes by the universe will speed up or the universe would slow down? and it turns out the universe should slow down if this model is correct, and you know what? when the astronomer types look out in the heavens, they find out that the universe is slowing down. you know, how they know that? because when you look at the things that are furthest ago, i mean, furthest away and the thing that's furthest away is longest to go. you guys hit to the idea that it takes 8 minutes for the sunlight to get from the sun, r
here's part of the universe here, here's part of the universe here, part of the universe here and all are flying apart. there's nothing else that exist just this and there they go. any force of attraction between these phases? how many say, yeah? it turns out this would be attracted to here, this would be attracted to here, be attracted to here and all these will act as if what? it'll all act right back down there and this would act back down there. therefore, these things would be going...
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if you don't work for the university or go to the university you are out of luck. a standard doesn't bring this up. the invented google scholar and got permission from the publishers to come through and let them index their information to present these articles. if you have used it to know you are not in the university environment you have to pay ultimately for the article that you find but at least you can find the article. so that's great and that is super up to a point. but again it's how you do it. how the do the search system for one thing. because there by its built into that search engine to read one thing that the articles is they don't wink to each other. if i write a scholarly article, as i have and my friend jonathan here whose mother professor but it's a scholarly article if they are not the same subject if we set each other in the footnotes there is no electronic link, no hyperlink light on the web and that is the magic thing they follow so what is it that makes them rank one result over another? nobody knows and i used enough to know that it's not dep
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>> well, the university is concerned about its future. here's a table of the leading universities. it assisted criteria such as citations, student/teacher ratio and diversity of student population. in 2004, the university of tokyo was ranked 12th. but last year it dropped to 25th. with tough international competition, schools are working harder to recruit with talented students. >> we would like to use this office to further increase collaboration between japanese and indian academia as well as academia business cooperation. >> do you think the university will be able to increase enrollment as it hopes? >> it won't be easy. there's a lot of competition for good students from asia. singapore is one major competitor that's been doing well despite the natural resources, the country took inspiration from its founding father who decried universities to be its biggest asset. in singapore, you can get by by speaking either english and chinese, and it can be attractive for students. therefore, no surprise that yale of the united states plans on approaching singapore next year. that's going
>> well, the university is concerned about its future. here's a table of the leading universities. it assisted criteria such as citations, student/teacher ratio and diversity of student population. in 2004, the university of tokyo was ranked 12th. but last year it dropped to 25th. with tough international competition, schools are working harder to recruit with talented students. >> we would like to use this office to further increase collaboration between japanese and indian...
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and universities who wants to hire me, i am available. [laughter] linda gasparello and chris -- we will see you next week. until then, all the best. we will have another chat next week about energy and energy supply in these united states with some true energy experts. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. at exelon, we are acting. by 2020, we are committed to reducing, offsetting, or displacing more than 15 million metric tons a greenhouse gas emissions annually through greening our operations, helping our customers and communities reduce their emissions, and offering more low carbon and atrocity in the marketplace. at exelon, we are taking action and we are seeing results. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut, howard university television. from washington, d.c., this has been "white house chronicle," a weekly analysis of the news with insignt and a sense of humor featuring llewellyn king, linda gasparello, and guests. this program can be seen on pbs stations and cable ac
and universities who wants to hire me, i am available. [laughter] linda gasparello and chris -- we will see you next week. until then, all the best. we will have another chat next week about energy and energy supply in these united states with some true energy experts. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. at exelon, we are acting. by 2020, we are committed to reducing, offsetting, or displacing more than 15 million metric tons a greenhouse gas...
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[applause] students from catholic university, georgetown and american university former maryland lt. governor townsend waiting on the contraception issue. this book about their support for bup federal health care policy that would require church affiliated employers to cover birth control. the news conference hosted by the group catholic students for women's health is 45 minutes. >> thank you very much for coming to catholic students for health. my name is mcginn smith and i representing catholics for choice. so we are going to have a great list of speakers for you for local catholic universities as well as other local non-catholic universities followed by a brief question and answer period. we are delayed in august 2007 and the institute of medicine recommended a full package of women's health care services to be covered without co-payments under the affordable care act. this represented a step forward for millions of women and for their families both catholic and non-catholic. similarly, we are very excited when the department of health -- backlash in opposition from the bishop, co
[applause] students from catholic university, georgetown and american university former maryland lt. governor townsend waiting on the contraception issue. this book about their support for bup federal health care policy that would require church affiliated employers to cover birth control. the news conference hosted by the group catholic students for women's health is 45 minutes. >> thank you very much for coming to catholic students for health. my name is mcginn smith and i representing...
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if -- >> i think he lived in a parallel universe. he lived in this one apartment. he would see very few people. once you entered this apartment you felt as if not only were you not in in the islamic republic you were not in the real world you know. he encouraged me always. the things i had doubts about i thought were impossible, he said they are possible. >> why is it that everybody has a parallel universe but yours is so luxurious? why so rich? >> well, i spent so much time on it. what i lost in the real world i gained in my parallel universe. the you -- you had a s author o reahe iranian people not just one group are demanding. >> did you hear president bush say that there is an axis of evil and the axis of evil members are iraq, iran and north korea? >> yes. >> how did you react to that? >> i think the governments of those countries come as close to evil as you can get but not the people. and i think we should always be very careful to separate society that is being oppressed by a government from the government itself. >> because
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most recently vernon series at the university of virginia. i have one at oxford university press where he introduced me to my editor there. certainly the american negro history and literature the multi-volumed reissue of lost classics is something that jim really pioneered in his day and really encouraged his students and fellow schoolers to follow. so that they could be surrounded by titles. and as he was at the sesquacentennial surrounded by fans in charleston this past year with another wonderful hit. as a reviewer and author of more than 125 reviews and these kinds of professional journals, he still takes time to meet with national history day winners, to meet with politicians. hmm, the civil war wasn't about slavery. where have i heard that before, governor? mcfear sons at cornell. you can find him on the socialist web site which i thought when you google was an interesting way to find mcpherson piercing all kind of pioneers. princeton, this is jim getting his earliest graduate students in shape, the early years. this is the p raid the y
most recently vernon series at the university of virginia. i have one at oxford university press where he introduced me to my editor there. certainly the american negro history and literature the multi-volumed reissue of lost classics is something that jim really pioneered in his day and really encouraged his students and fellow schoolers to follow. so that they could be surrounded by titles. and as he was at the sesquacentennial surrounded by fans in charleston this past year with another...
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of him entering the university of mississippi? >> well, no black student had ever gone to the university of mississippi. this was the first time. this was the first time any integration of schools in mississippi occurred. >> this was 1962. >> this was 1962. >> and what's the first memory that comes to mind about what happened in and around this episode? >> well, the trouble that occurred sunday night after meredith finally got on the campus. there was a bad situation. it got to a point where there was rioting, and it was fortunate that as few people got hurt as they did. >> two people were killed. >> two people were killed. >> and your role at that time was to do what around james meredith and how well did you know him? >> well, i'd met him a week or so before and i accompanied him to jackson, mississippi, a week before, to try to register at the state office building. that was not successful. the governor had rejected him, had turned him back. we then went to memphis and waited for the opportunity to enter the university. we went
of him entering the university of mississippi? >> well, no black student had ever gone to the university of mississippi. this was the first time. this was the first time any integration of schools in mississippi occurred. >> this was 1962. >> this was 1962. >> and what's the first memory that comes to mind about what happened in and around this episode? >> well, the trouble that occurred sunday night after meredith finally got on the campus. there was a bad...
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>> back at the university of pittsburgh in conjunction with carnegie-mellon university. >> can you explain what this does? >> yes. one of the tasks i need it to do, i've dropped my pen, and i need to get it back to me. so i can have the hand come in and bring it to me. >> this is being operated robotically, correct? >> yes, it is. >> now, is this a product that could be on the market at some point? >> very much so. we are actually hoping it could be commercially available in the next couple years. >> it looks like it has cameras on the side here with the grippers? >> yeah, the cameras will allow someone to remotely operate this device for me. if i were not able to operate it myself via local controls. >> now, are you disabled? >> yes, i am. >> in what way? >> i have orthopedic impairments which require me to use a wheelchair. >> is this yours or is it a demonstration? >> this is very much a demonstration chair, but i'm actually working with this chair much of the time. >> are you part of the development process at the university of pittsburgh. >> very much so. a lot of what we do is bringi
>> back at the university of pittsburgh in conjunction with carnegie-mellon university. >> can you explain what this does? >> yes. one of the tasks i need it to do, i've dropped my pen, and i need to get it back to me. so i can have the hand come in and bring it to me. >> this is being operated robotically, correct? >> yes, it is. >> now, is this a product that could be on the market at some point? >> very much so. we are actually hoping it could be...
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they're not universal. but certainly they remain cultural communities, that are dependant upon region and dependant upon ethnicity. there's contingencies there. there's diversity in the cultures of black america, but they do still exist. there's still black institutions that are in place, and functioning. the number of black people attending church may be lower. but it is not the case that they don't still exist, right? >> i think it's really important for us not to overstate generational shifts. of course there will be shifts in the way in which we understand how culture works, how people find their feet within kind of cultural spaces. how identities are formed. but it doesn't follow from that, that the cultural markers that define a particular community, whether it be institutions like black churches, whether it be a certain musical form, whether it be a certain culinary practice. whether it be just simply a certain style, that the degree to which it is ascribed to by younger generations, vis-a-vis the ol
they're not universal. but certainly they remain cultural communities, that are dependant upon region and dependant upon ethnicity. there's contingencies there. there's diversity in the cultures of black america, but they do still exist. there's still black institutions that are in place, and functioning. the number of black people attending church may be lower. but it is not the case that they don't still exist, right? >> i think it's really important for us not to overstate generational...
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we say, we want to work with that university. the university puts in capability. procter and gamble puts in capability. that is the kind of competition we are facing in the u.s. what comes out of that is technology that we have to put in our field of use, but it overlaps that university educational mission. it is a wonderful recruiting tool. when we are working with the university, we are seeing their students. our hiring gives preference coming out of those places. we also look for smart agents. we have a company in boston we are eight tiny investor in. when the principal calls and says here is something you want to look at. guess what? i looked at it. they understand our needs. i want to ask you -- does your development organizations, do they know what these entrepreneur's needs are? i'd like website. it is necessary. it is not sufficient. this smart agent piece is a full contact sport. it is a big 10 basketball. you have to understand the needs of the entrepreneur, the capabilities that exist, and make the match between those and help drive it through. you have
we say, we want to work with that university. the university puts in capability. procter and gamble puts in capability. that is the kind of competition we are facing in the u.s. what comes out of that is technology that we have to put in our field of use, but it overlaps that university educational mission. it is a wonderful recruiting tool. when we are working with the university, we are seeing their students. our hiring gives preference coming out of those places. we also look for smart...
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university of maryland university college is placed on indefinite leave. the chancellor of the system announced that suzanne aldridge's leave and a short letter sent wednesday to students and staff, 11 news requested more information but a spokesperson declined to elaborate simply saying that it was a surprise. umuc is the largest public university in the united states with more than 90,000 students. many of whom live overseas and take classes online. meanwhile, a vote of no confidence for dr. reginald avery. he's president of copin state university. members of the faculty are pointing to problems including the number of cabinet level staff members and increase in the university's debt and the institution's failure to give out hundreds of thousands of dollars in need-based aid to students. that letter was -- that was sent to avery will also be forwarded to the university of maryland system leadership. affery was named coppin state president in 2008. >> howard kyly is narrowing down a search for a new school superintendent. let official search to replace re
university of maryland university college is placed on indefinite leave. the chancellor of the system announced that suzanne aldridge's leave and a short letter sent wednesday to students and staff, 11 news requested more information but a spokesperson declined to elaborate simply saying that it was a surprise. umuc is the largest public university in the united states with more than 90,000 students. many of whom live overseas and take classes online. meanwhile, a vote of no confidence for dr....
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. >> still to come, a health alert in george washington university. and how many students have been affected by a norovirus outbreak. >> how fans of whitney houston will be able to watch her funeral even though the services private. >> perce another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. there is a look at the beltway. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag aroura with them. for a cleaner way to clean try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3 times cleaner than a dishcloth. it's super durable too. it's the cleaner way to clean. bring it with bounty extra soft. in the pink pack. and try bounty napkins. >> welcome back. it is time for a check of traffic and weather. >> we go to adam caskey. >> we will have some areas of light rain off and on throughout the day. most of the coming later this afternoon. it will kickstart our thursday morning. most of the brain is in carroll county. it is moving east word. we
. >> still to come, a health alert in george washington university. and how many students have been affected by a norovirus outbreak. >> how fans of whitney houston will be able to watch her funeral even though the services private. >> perce another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. there is a look at the beltway. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag aroura with them. for a...
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that's what you need your research universities to do. we have four research universities, and in the last eight years they have begun more and more and more to go on past research and development and application to commercialization. and ge is a great beneficiary of that as well i'm proud to say is a great benefactor because they help invest in our polymer institute which allows us to focus state efforts on advanced manufacturing with advanced materials. the composites that are used to make the fan blades and assemblies for the genx engine are just an example of that. we focus not exclusively by any stretch, but we focus on three clusters for our manufacturing side, aerospace, automotive and energy. we are an all-of-the-above energy state. today southern company has a coal-fired generation facility under construction in mississippi, $2.5 billion, that will burn indigenous lignite coal. lignite is a low-grade, rank coal that when i was growing up people had lignite on their land thought it was a nuisance because you couldn't farm it where
that's what you need your research universities to do. we have four research universities, and in the last eight years they have begun more and more and more to go on past research and development and application to commercialization. and ge is a great beneficiary of that as well i'm proud to say is a great benefactor because they help invest in our polymer institute which allows us to focus state efforts on advanced manufacturing with advanced materials. the composites that are used to make...
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it's actually a pinout from the carnegie mellon university. the first market as i mentioned at the beginning is using it as a media for sports. we're also doing security applications, and the show has been extremely helpful or surprisingly helpful in many different applications coming out beyond the health care which we're looking at into the gaming space, into the military space, into the even aeronautics, doing everything. it's a space technology that is very interesting. >> host: what's the work that you do with the national science foundation? how much money has been put in by the nsf? >> guest: as an engineering research program, a ten-year program funded by the national science foundation, a certain amount every year. part of it's contributed, some money's contributed by the universities as matching as well as some industry partners we have that donate money to us, and we also get other funding through different grants that we write and try to continue to raise that. >> host: we've been talking with curt stone of carnegie mellon universi
it's actually a pinout from the carnegie mellon university. the first market as i mentioned at the beginning is using it as a media for sports. we're also doing security applications, and the show has been extremely helpful or surprisingly helpful in many different applications coming out beyond the health care which we're looking at into the gaming space, into the military space, into the even aeronautics, doing everything. it's a space technology that is very interesting. >> host:...
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private universitys have seen -- universities have seen their to yoeggs by 29%. they charge roughly $160,000 board and tuition for a ba degree. public universities nded by state tax dollars have seen their tuitions rise in the last decade by 72%, nearly doubling in ten years to roughly $120,000 for a ba degree. so, mr. obama has unveil his plan to make college more affordable through loans, ies, perkins loans, named after a loan serving 1980 chairman of the house committee on education carl perkins from kentucky. perkins loans are administered by the u.s. department education and will haved at a low interest rate of 5%. 5,500 a year for college. $8,000 for graduate school. mr. obama wants continue to increase the funding for perkins from $1 billion a year to $8 billion year that is a 700% taxpayer buildout. >> here's a trick question for you. think outside the box. do i know what that means, pat, think outside the box? what makes college lisa affordable for today's middle class? >> it's a supply and demand situation. you got to have a ba degree, it seems, to get
private universitys have seen -- universities have seen their to yoeggs by 29%. they charge roughly $160,000 board and tuition for a ba degree. public universities nded by state tax dollars have seen their tuitions rise in the last decade by 72%, nearly doubling in ten years to roughly $120,000 for a ba degree. so, mr. obama has unveil his plan to make college more affordable through loans, ies, perkins loans, named after a loan serving 1980 chairman of the house committee on education carl...
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quiet at colesville road and university boulevard. metro rail, marc rail, and virginia railway express are on normal service. back inside. >> you can see a lot more money coming out of your pocket to use the dulles toll road soon. a new study says the cost of a one-way trip could rise from $2.25 to $4.50 next year. 1-way toll could rise to $7 by 2018. the airports authority except the decision on future increases will not be made for several months. the polls will be used to finance the second phase of the dullest metro extension to the airport. in the state 95 in maryland in laurel, many birds fell onto the highway and caused a number of traffic tieups. they are starlings and move in unison. some experts think they all hit a bunch of power lines while others think they crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer. >> president obama will take part in a groundbreaking for the national american museum of african-american history and culture. former first lady barbara bush will also participate in the february 22 ceremony near the washing
quiet at colesville road and university boulevard. metro rail, marc rail, and virginia railway express are on normal service. back inside. >> you can see a lot more money coming out of your pocket to use the dulles toll road soon. a new study says the cost of a one-way trip could rise from $2.25 to $4.50 next year. 1-way toll could rise to $7 by 2018. the airports authority except the decision on future increases will not be made for several months. the polls will be used to finance the...
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because in san francisco, we have universal testing and universal access to health care. he will never have to progress to having aids. he will have access to education about his illness and new and better-tolerated, potent medications that will keep the virus at bay and keep them from transmitting the virus to others. because in san francisco we have universal treatment. [applause] he will be able to follow his dream to get an education, to have a family, to have children that are free of hiv and to contribute to his community. and through the tireless work of dedicated and brilliant researchers, some of whom are in this room today, he will live to see a vaccine and a year for hiv. so all of this is within his reach and within our reach today, because our political and legislative leaders, today, will continue to have the courage and the wisdom to know that now was not the time to turn away from providing necessary resources and funding to make it his reality and make it their reality all around the world. if we can pull this off, and surely we can, that will truly be so
because in san francisco, we have universal testing and universal access to health care. he will never have to progress to having aids. he will have access to education about his illness and new and better-tolerated, potent medications that will keep the virus at bay and keep them from transmitting the virus to others. because in san francisco we have universal treatment. [applause] he will be able to follow his dream to get an education, to have a family, to have children that are free of hiv...
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x a controversial move that towson university. the morning after pill may be coming to campus vending machines. >> it is not a done deal yet, but the bottom line, the goal is to prevent pregnancy and protect privacy. towson university health officials are looking into getting to the morning after pill is and what you would get a candy bar or even a bottle of soda. >> it is kind of weird to think about having it in a vending machine. >> the university is looking into installing a vending machine which would dispense the emergency contraceptive pill plan be during business hours. it comes on the heels of another university where officials have made the pill available to students threat on campus vending machine at the campus center. >> now that it is over the counter, people can go to a pharmacy, but that is not convenient to a lot of students who live on campus and don't have transportation. so a vending machine could solve that issue. >> health officials say plan b can be used to prevent unwanted pregnancy is taken within 72 hours
x a controversial move that towson university. the morning after pill may be coming to campus vending machines. >> it is not a done deal yet, but the bottom line, the goal is to prevent pregnancy and protect privacy. towson university health officials are looking into getting to the morning after pill is and what you would get a candy bar or even a bottle of soda. >> it is kind of weird to think about having it in a vending machine. >> the university is looking into installing...
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an angel, president of golden gate university. you will see him in just a minute. for over 110 years, nonprofit golden gate university has been helping adults achieve their professional goals by providing undergraduate and graduate education in accounting, law, business, and other related areas. ggu is california's fifth largest nonprofit university, and rolling over five dozen students with over 67,000 alumni. offering weakened forces in downtown san francisco and online through the university's award winning cyber campus -- weekend courses in downtown san francisco. kaiser, founded in 1945, nonprofit integrated health-care organization with physicians, nurses, and staff working in collaboration to provide quality care and address the health care needs of communities served by the organization. kaiser permanente northern california region served almost 3.2 million members, including 5000 positions in the medical group and about 54,000 employees. and the region has 19 major medical centers. each year, kaiser permanente a donates a
an angel, president of golden gate university. you will see him in just a minute. for over 110 years, nonprofit golden gate university has been helping adults achieve their professional goals by providing undergraduate and graduate education in accounting, law, business, and other related areas. ggu is california's fifth largest nonprofit university, and rolling over five dozen students with over 67,000 alumni. offering weakened forces in downtown san francisco and online through the...
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now scrapping that plan would save this university millions. but the university -- the critics spoke out and they said that would hurt the local kids. the clock is ticking on the financial health of san jose state. but so was its reputation with the community after nearly eliminating what's called the local area guarantee. >> guarantees that all santa clara county high school and community college graduates who are csu eligible will be admitted to san jose state. >> reporter: this afternoon, the university changed course. sources tell nbc bay area eliminating the guarantee would adversely impact students in the east side union high school district. the principal at james lick high school says his students need more doors open, not less. >> san jose state has been one of those colleges where our students just in terms of proximity and in terms of the comfort level, they are able to walk through those doors, make it through those first difficult months of adapting to university life. >> eliminating the local guarantee was one way to lower admissi
now scrapping that plan would save this university millions. but the university -- the critics spoke out and they said that would hurt the local kids. the clock is ticking on the financial health of san jose state. but so was its reputation with the community after nearly eliminating what's called the local area guarantee. >> guarantees that all santa clara county high school and community college graduates who are csu eligible will be admitted to san jose state. >> reporter: this...
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shippenberg university sells plan b from a vending machine inside a room at the campus health center. >> the machine is really used as much for pryce as anything else if a person wants to come in -- for privacy as anything else if a person wants to come in. >> the university pays $25 for each dose. about 375 doses are sold every year. the school has about 370 female students. so should medications like plan b be sold in vending machines? it is over the counter. side effects are usually mild and this does provide some anonymity for the buyer or should it only be sold at drugstores where buyers can consult the expert, the pharmacist, if they need to? you don't need to have an expert degree to e-mail mcginty's mailbag. send your thoughts to mailbag at wusa9.com. >>> our warm winter weather just keeps on going, but you might not want to pack up the heavy coats just yet. the cold is coming back and topper explains when coming up. >>> but first voters in two more states about to cast their ballots for republican presidential candidates, a preview of colorado and minnesota caucuses coming up
shippenberg university sells plan b from a vending machine inside a room at the campus health center. >> the machine is really used as much for pryce as anything else if a person wants to come in -- for privacy as anything else if a person wants to come in. >> the university pays $25 for each dose. about 375 doses are sold every year. the school has about 370 female students. so should medications like plan b be sold in vending machines? it is over the counter. side effects are...
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illinois, the university of chicago and northwestern university to develop the next generation of energy efficient batteries. as we foster innovation and the industries of the future, we also increased export opportunities for illinois businesses to move their goods into new global markets. the illinois economy is the 18th largest in the world. our state has tremendous potential to grow a whole lot more. we aggressively pursued export opportunities from our mighty agriculture to our mighty manufacturing. a quarter of our soybean crop is sold to just one country. china. illinois farmers are feeding china's new middle class. thank you, agriculture and thank you, illinois farmers. [ applause ] our manufacturers like john deere and caterpillar. caterpillar's sales were record-breaking last year. the largest percentage increase in the last 64 years. a lot of it was driven by foreign demand for caterpillar products made by illinois workers. we out to thank caterpillar and thank those workers. thank you. [ applause ] more exports to more foreign markets means more jobs for more illinois workers
illinois, the university of chicago and northwestern university to develop the next generation of energy efficient batteries. as we foster innovation and the industries of the future, we also increased export opportunities for illinois businesses to move their goods into new global markets. the illinois economy is the 18th largest in the world. our state has tremendous potential to grow a whole lot more. we aggressively pursued export opportunities from our mighty agriculture to our mighty...
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georgetown university are not catholic. even the catholics who go to georgetown university want to be able to have the choice to buy birth control or not. we're not talking about abortion. we're talking about family planning. 98% of catholics use family planning methods. the question i have and i've been thinking this for a few days, where does the conscience clause rest? does it rest with the individual buying the insurance policy, the church or the university? or does it rest with the individual who makes their own personal decision do they want to buy birth control coverage or not? i think it's the latter. >> two other points before we get to calls. this is the "new york daily news" lead editorial this morning, "obama gets religion." yes, it's true many american catholics support the president's decision. in a new poll 58% said religious institutions should be required to offer birth control in their plans, a number higher than the support among the public at large. but that doesn't change the core principle, the "new yo
georgetown university are not catholic. even the catholics who go to georgetown university want to be able to have the choice to buy birth control or not. we're not talking about abortion. we're talking about family planning. 98% of catholics use family planning methods. the question i have and i've been thinking this for a few days, where does the conscience clause rest? does it rest with the individual buying the insurance policy, the church or the university? or does it rest with the...
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